In Matthew 26, two houses are presented. The first house is extravagantly beautiful, but there is nothing within but satanically driven self-worship. Christ is not present. In the second house, there is a mixture of true and false worship, but it is the house in which Christ is present and honored. It is not extravagantly … More A Tale of Two Houses
Jesus did not avoid sick and ruined sinners. Instead, he displayed “incarnational ministry.” He descended from heaven, dwelt among men, traveled from place to face, and befriended tax collectors, drunkards, and prostitutes. While other “holy men” kept their distance, Jesus was a friend of sinners who avoided not the wicked person who desired a Savior. Contrarily, Jesus did avoid the sincerely … More Avoid Such People
Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart. Man looks at the outward show, but God looks at the inward soul. However, that being said, let us not forget that both God and man see the outward appearance, and this is of immense importance. Outward appearances matter. The show that men are … More The Outward Show: Holiness from the Inside Out
Unfathomable Grace 